Devil Is Fine

A Novel

De: John Vercher

Narrado por: Dion Graham

This program is read by award-winning narrator Dion Graham.

"Devil Is Fine is self-deprecatingly tender, often bracingly hilarious, and at its heart is a runaway train through the haunted house of us. And I loved it. Don't miss it." —Dion Graham

"Graham’s rich, inviting, sigh-inducing voice magically weaves another irresistible aural web...Graham is wondrous throughout, seamlessly assuming and discarding characterizations with accuracy and aplomb, from dubious allies to empathic strangers and pretentious experts. His impressive range effortlessly melds dark humor, chaotic surrealism, and historic horror into another rewardingly mesmerizing performance." —Booklist (Starred Review)

From acclaimed novelist John Vercher, a profoundly moving novel of what it means to be a father, a son, a writer, and a biracial American fighting to reconcile the past

Reeling from the sudden death of his teenage son, our narrator receives a letter from an attorney: he has just inherited a plot of land from his estranged grandfather. He travels to a beach town several hours south of his home with the intention of immediately selling the land. But upon inspection, what lies beneath the dirt is much more than he can process in the throes of grief. As a biracial Black man struggling with the many facets of his identity, he’s now the owner of a former plantation passed down by the men on his white mother’s side of the family.

Vercher deftly blurs the lines between real and imagined, past and present, tragedy and humor, and fathers and sons in this story of discovery—and a fight for reclamation—of a painful past. With the wit of Paul Beatty’s The Sellout and the nuance of Zadie Smith’s On Beauty, Devil Is Fine is a darkly funny and brilliantly crafted dissection of the legacies we leave behind and those we inherit.

A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.

Well told story

The narrator had a way of pulling you in with pitch, timber, volume, breath…The writer did a brilliant job of blurring the lines of the story in past/present.

Mesmerizing

I listened to it in one day. From the opening sentence, I was hooked. The writing, the performance - INCREDIBLE! Tear and laugh inducing. As the observer, I didn't always know if I was up, down, sideways, or diagonal. A true delight in every sense of the word.

Amazing Narrator and Reader

I loved how genuine and authentic the narrator was and how well suited the reader was to match him. A truly wild journey, both heartbreaking and unbelievable, completely worth the ride.

Narrator was phenomenal

The writing / storyline was amazing. Especially enjoyed the cultural dynamics and its relevancy of today.